No it's not. He can vote in uniform and it is not against the law in Florida to wear message apparel (as long as you get in, vote and get out). You should do at least a tiny bit of homework before you start barking bullshit at others in your posts.
Of course as long as he is voting. I am a poll worker and when I decide to vote I can go on break walk out to my car put on my Trump hat walk in and vote then go back out to my car and put it away and come back in and continue to working the polls. When I am a voter the laws pertaining to voters apply. When I am a poll worker the laws pertaining to a poll worker apply. It is wonderful to live in a free country.
Wow. Must be wonderful. Some Americans have to stand in line for hours to vote.
Generally, police officers are not permitted in the polling place. Uniformed or plain-clothes police officers must remain 100 feet or more from the entrance of a polling place. The exceptions to this rule are: • when a police officer is personally voting; • when the polling place is located in a building that also houses a police station; and • when police officers are summoned to preserve the peace. (25 P.S. § 3060).
If you read that, while he is in uniform he cannot express political preference. He was doing just that. He violated the law and department policy. Hatch act also forbids him from doing so. Had he not been in uniform, you would be right. He should not even go to vote in uniform, because it can, by itself, be considered voter intimidation according to that.
Which means they can vote, they can exercise their right to vote in uniform, not that they can wear political accessories while in uniform simply because they are voting.
I don't agree. A citizens right to vote should not be restricted because he is a police officer or anyone else. He should not be forced to go somewhere and remove his uniform to show up and vote and neither should anyone else. Now if the police or anyone is stopping people from reaching the polling station or standing between the voters and the polls I agree. That should go for everyone not just discriminating from the fine people upholding our law and protecting the people. Now I don't care about police policy. I am working the polls and I am concerned about anyone being restricted from voting. I don't care what their job is.
His right to vote is not restricted. Either he should have another mask, since it is a violation of department policy for him to wear a political mask while on duty, which means in uniform he should not be wearing a political mask, or he should not have shown up in uniform to vote if he was not on duty or soon to be on duty. Did he not have a politically neutral mask anywhere?
Those two unarmed guys back in 2008 sure continue to scare a lot of people....they never threatened anyone (except being black) and left when asked to.
Part of the problem that brought about BLM....that cops are NOT held to a standard.
While having his uniform on, that's a no-no.He was in uniform.
Miami PD to Discipline Officer Photographed Wearing Pro-Trump Mask at Polling Location
City of Miami Police say they will discipline a police officer who was photographed wearing a Trump face mask while in uniform at an early voting polling location Tuesday morning. The photo was tweeted by Steve Simeonidis, Chair of Miami-Dade Democrats, inside the Stephen P. Clark Government...www.nbcmiami.com
His right is not being restricted, he just needs to show up like the rest of us, in street clothes.
It still was not correct for them to be there. However, they did leave when asked. I wonder what will happen on Nov 3. My worries about that led me to vote early and in person. I suspect that fear is driving a whole lot of other voters as well. My mother refuses to vote before and will be there on Nov 3 to vote for Biden and she is 70. I am praying all is well at her precinct.
Yes, you've made it crystal clear that you have nothing but hatred and disgust for half of your fellow Americans. Would you really be coerced by seeing this cop voting with a trump mask on? Coerced to do what? Vote for Trump? Really?I understand that Trump supporters don't care about stuff like this because Trump supporters, generally, are immoral, unethical, fascists and authoritarians, and are also just bullies in general who think it's funny to push other people around, but it's still wrong.
And if I can't convince you of that, then maybe a more "powerful" authority can...
Fact check: Officer who wore 'Trump 2020' mask to polls to face disciplinary action
A tweet from Miami-Dade County Democratic Chairman Steve Simeonidis about a police officer who wore a pro-Trump mask at the polls is true.www.usatoday.com
That's a strawman. No one suggested the cop is going to shoot anyone. And then you're telling me and others to "get a grip" based on something no one never suggested.
He cannot express his political opinions while wearing his official uniform. It's wrong according to the policy of his dept. and it's wrong as a matter of general principle.
The reason? It's a coercive and abusive use of his authority as a police officer.
If he was on break voting he should be allowed to wear a political mask to vote. Now if it is against police dept. policy to wear political things while in uniform on or off duty that is a separate matter to be taken up by the police department. But wearing political attire and showing up to vote is legal for all citizens. This includes the police.